The Mystery of AS8003 (...it come alive within the final three minutes of the Trump administration...)

Kentik ^ | APRIL 24, 2021 | by Doug Madory Director of Internet Analysis

[IndispensableDestiny]

I think DoD's explanation sums it up perfectly.

Defense Digital Service (DDS) authorized a pilot effort advertising DoD Internet Protocol (IP) space using Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). This pilot will assess, evaluate and prevent unauthorized use of DoD IP address space. Additionally, this pilot may identify potential vulnerabilities. This is one of DoD’s many efforts focused on continually improving our cyber posture and defense in response to advanced persistent threats. We are partnering throughout DoD to ensure potential vulnerabilities are mitigated.

With hacked BGP routes, a bad actor could launch an attack sourced from the 11.0.0.0 net. Now, DoD can spot the BGP hackers.

[bobby.223]

Will somebody please explain this to an old FReeper, who can barely turn on a PC, let alone understand all this? Thanks in advance.

[McGruff]

The message above has a timestamp of 16:57 UTC (11:57am ET) on January 20, 2021, moments after the swearing in of Joe Biden as the President of the United States and minutes before the statutory end of the administration of Donald Trump at noon Eastern time.

Odd timing. Nah.

[mad_as_he$$]

“......but we can certainly hope that the DoD uses the threat intel gleaned from the large amounts of background traffic for the benefit of everyone.”

No that right there is some funny stuff, I don't care who you are!

Naive as all get out.

[pierrem15]

The DOD had reserved a gazillion IP4 addresses it didn't use for decades. Scammers and bad actors are probably using those addresses to mask the origins of packets or misroute data. Now those addresses are 'lit,' so a device somewhere will actually receive those packets, including info packets about bad routing, address unknown, resends, etc. If something actually examines the data received that uses these addresses, a lot of interesting information about scammers or intel agencies using these addresses might be garnered.

Or, you'd just collect gigabytes of garbage.

[rodguy911]

I take it you are talking to yourself and a few close friends since no one else will have a clue what you just wrote.
Wow do I miss Rush.
YOu could bring “everyone” on board.....

[blueyon]

Per 1 article Global Resource Systems owns or is involved in all of this so who owes it? https://www.tampabay.com/news/military/2021/04/24/pentagon-mystery-with-a-florida-connection-is-solved-sort-of/

“””What a Pentagon spokesman could not explain Saturday is why the Defense Department chose Global Resource Systems LLC, a company with no record of government contracts, to manage the address space.”””

[blueyon]

So who is PAUL G YOVOVICH who is MGR of it with another man http://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/corporationsearch/SearchResultDetail?inquirytype=EntityName&directionType=PreviousList&searchNameOrder=GLOBALRESOURCESYSTEMS%20M060000016990&aggregateId=forl-m06000001699-a8147ffb-e7b4-41e1-a981-2bd8900de732&searchTerm=GLOBAL%20RIFLEX%20SOLUTIONS%20CORP&listNameOrder=GLOBALRESOURCESUSA%20V130771Also
why is Global Resource Systems LLC inactive?

[rodguy911]

great post and the movie continues....

[Ken Regis]

Both, excellent replies.
I have used wireshark to solve small problems with IP cameras.

I appreciate your explanations. I understand more.

Thank you.

[PIF]

Need the space because of the advent of autonomous AI drone swarms and the like?

[motor_racer]

Bkmk

[ShadowAce]

[Bob Ireland]

Ping

[V K Lee]

Ping.

This article completely over my head; however, you might possibly understand significance and motive.

What IS understood: the mention of Biden equals red flag and caution as corruption and treason will soon follow.

[spacejunkie2001]

I think that’s true but I surely wish I knew more. There is chatter that the military is in control and Biden is not pres, etc., but I would really like more clarity on what’s going on.

[joe fonebone]

can someone explain this, in english please?

[Bratch]

Occams razor says to me that this was a planned DoD test and the timing is just coincidence.

[MikeSteelBe]

GOD IS IN CONTROL.

[MikeSteelBe]

GOD IS IN CONTROL.